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happier_bunny (happier_bunny) wrote in qaf_retread,
@ 2008-07-26 16:44:00

Current mood:	cheerful
Entry tags:	bigboobedcanuck, h/c, hurt/comfort, post season 5

TIME ONLY KNOWS
TIME ONLY KNOWS by bigboobedcanuck

This is one of my favorite post season five fics from one of my favorite classic authors. It's angsty as all hell (but with no break up) and the writing is vivid and amazing. Bring tissues and hang onto the love!

PART ONE

PART TWO

PART THREE

PART FOUR

Please don't forget to snuggle the author.

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	kata_ny 2008-07-26 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	ouch.i was avoiding this fic for a long time. i guess it`s time to face this. sobs (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kata_ny 2008-07-26 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	oh how wonderfully gorgeous and teh angst. w o w. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-07-26 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	:D I'm so glad you gave it a chance because it is full of beauty. hugs (Reply to this) (Parent)

	vl_redreign 2008-07-26 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	BBC rocks my friggin socks. I love her, I love this story, I adore her Brian. I wish she'd written more, but I can honestly say that I never get tired of ret-reading her. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-07-29 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	I never get tired of reading her either...over and over and over. Hee I think I'll do some more of her goodies today. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vl_redreign 2008-07-29 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	YAY!!!!! Whatcha got in mind? What's the one where Justin's doing the painting? I like that one. Wow, my fic discussion is coming up soon, need to retread From A Safe Distance soon, get my 'talking points' in order. lol (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-07-29 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	I'm thinking a few of her gapfillers and/or standalones. :) I think the painting one might be by ragingpixie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vl_redreign 2008-07-29 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	I think you're right, it's been awhile since I read that one. The Long Way makes me cry. And, you know, Dead Lesbians. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	quirks4me 2008-07-26 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	OH. MY. GOD. You must have read my mind. Earlier today I was saying I really wanted a post-513 fic. And you posted not only that, but one by bigboobedcanuck and I love her writing! I don't think I've read this one--the title doesn't sound familiar. I'll read it regardless. Although the angst warning scares me a bit. I may have to have a happy fic nearby as my chaser. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-07-29 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	I hope you gave it a chance and liked it. It really is an excellent story. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

quirks4me
2008-07-29 07:58 pm UTC (link)

I did! Actually once I started it I realized, as I do almost every time with these fics, that I had read it before but continued to keep reading. I LOVE the moment with Brian and Gus in the hospital when he suggests kissing Justin to wake him up, and that section ends with "His lips are dry and tasteless." telling us in such a beautifully understated way that he did attempt to kiss him-It's so sweet and so sad.

I love BBC's writing.

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quirks4me
2008-07-29 08:08 pm UTC (link)

“To forget him! I could go home and go back to work and go back to Babylon and everything would be normal. But it’s not. It never will be.” You sink to your knees, the fight draining away as the truth settles in, heavy and irrevocable. “I would have done anything for him.”

Michael’s arms are strong, his body warm as sobs wrack your body. “You did. You did everything, Brian. You did everything.”

Sometimes, in the dark and quiet of the night, when things are most still, you are convinced that the last six years are a dream. That he never woke up, never learned to draw again and fuck again and love again. Never left you. Never came back.

All this time, he has been in this bed, silently passing by the months and years. The rings in your dresser drawer — his drawer — are not there. You never told him you loved him, never said all the ridiculously romantic words that had bottled up inside you for years.

It was all a dream. A beautiful, terrible dream.

Meep. And this is when I start to cry, and read faster to get to the happier parts.

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	quirks4me 2008-07-29 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	sigh Saved in my memories! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	qafcracked 2008-07-27 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Bunny, OMFG they throw plates! And the car crunching scene was so awesomely written, I could just see it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-07-29 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	I know, isn't it great! I'm glad you liked it. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	besamislabios 2008-11-19 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	I've been reading hurt/comfort fics all day, first over at qaf_challenges, then I decided to come over here. I know I've read this fic before, but couldn't remember much, so it felt like the first time, how wonderful! I loved it, she's an amazing writer, I cried, and laughed and the ending is so full of love. :)) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-19 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	Oh gosh, yes, it's one of my fave fics. Her writing is magical. I'm a little jealous that you had time to read fic today. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	besamislabios 2008-11-19 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	I'm still reading bigboobedcanuck stories, she truly is amazing. I haven't been in a mood for reading in a long time, plus I'm home alone, so I'm enjoying myself. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-19 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	YAY for some quiet alone time. I'm scrambling trying to get some work done while playing online. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)